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Friday, March 02, 2012

Put On Your Wig, Woman

Junior Walker and the All-Stars are in second place behind Steely Dan for words that had never been assembled in that order before.
I heard a rumor that the Fashion Police executed the dancers right after the show.

T.K. - thanks for the sax trivia. Just as having the same bicycle that Lemond rode would not make me go faster, duplicating what Junior played would not improve my sax playing a bit. But I always enjoy hearing one of the best play like that.

T.K. - you make an excellent point - his signature squeal is right on the money every time. Awesome.

My sax playing days are all behind me now - the C-melody I got from my father is now in the hands of my son. My soprano went to my brother, who gave it to his son. My niece, who majored in saxamaphone at Peabody has professional instruments - alto, tenor and baritone. I need to be a bad influence and encourage her to emulate Junior.

Nah, just kidding, she can develop her own style.

This is the second Junior Walker video that I have seen here on Sippican's place, and in both cases I am amazed by the same things - the slimness of the dancers, the greatness of the band and, not really nostalgia, per se, but just being glad that I was alive when that music was brand new.

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